New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi government to clarify its stance on remitting the sentence of Sukhdev Pehelwan, a life convict in the Nitish Katara murder case.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan asked the Delhi government whether they would grant Pehelwan remission upon completing his 20-year life sentence.

The counsel representing the government submitted that Pehelwan was awarded 20 years of imprisonment without remission. Thus, it was stated that completing 20 years would not mean that the sentence would be remitted.

The court has asked the Delhi government's Home Secretary to file an affidavit on the matter, which will be heard next on March 3. This development comes after Pehelwan's...